The district does not dispense Tylenol, Tums, cough drops, or tissues. If you want your child to have access to Tylenol and/or Tums, please send the items in a bottle marked with your child’s name. A written permission note with your child’s name, parent’s name, teacher’s name, date, dosage, and your signature must accompany the medication.

Special medications or prescriptions for students will only be administered to students as follows:

1. We have specific written directions from a physician and the proper form is completed by the physician and the parent. Medication forms can be obtained from the school nurse.
2. Daily medication should be provided on a weekly basis in a container which has the prescription on it.
3. Medication required on a short-term basis must be in a bottle labeled with the child’s first and last names, date, teacher’s name, name of medication, time to be given, and amount to be given. Send only the amount needed for that day. Include a note with the directions, date, reason for medication, child’s full name, and parent’s signature. Please instruct your child to come to the nurse/office at the proper time for the medication and to take the bottle home.

The following form should be completed by the physician for medications, inhalers, and epi-pens.Medication Form

The medication policy can also be found on page 19 in the Student HandbookStudent Handbook

Lice Policy

All students will be checked periodically for lice by our nursing staff. Reported cases and their classmates will be monitored on a regular basis.

Students identified as having lice will be excluded from school. It is the parent’s responsibility to provide transportation for immediate exclusion. IN ORDER TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, ALL LICE AND NITS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE CHILD’S HAIR. AFTER TREATMENT, a child, accompanied by a parent/guardian may return to school the next day to be checked by the school nurse, who is the only person authorized to issue an admit slip for school and the bus. Upon receipt of the admit slip, the student should return to the office and present the admit slip to his/ her respective principal.

In order for students to be legally excused, all cases of head lice must be verified by a school district nurse. If this procedure is not followed, the absence will be deemed unexcused and will be referred to the district magistrate. If a child does not return after 3 days to be checked by the school nurse, the absences will be deemed illegal and referred immediately to the magistrate.